Thrift and Prosperity In The Nation, 1920s Debate
A BridgeportTelegraph style editorial warns against excessive thrift while citing public finance thinking. It argues America’s prosperity comes from balanced spending and investment, not hoarding cash. It notes Mr Young’s unanswerable case and references Poor Richard and National Thrift Week. It cautions that universal 100 percent thrift would halt production and wages.
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Mr. Young
Richard
America
State and Federal Enforcement Debate in Connecticut
A New York lawyer in Stamford argues Connecticut lacks duty to enforce Prohibition laws not ratified by the state. He cites federalism limits, noting arrests often occur under state law and warn of shifting enforcement to federal agents if harsher liquor laws push through. debates hinge on state police duties and potential realignment of law enforcement to federal authorities.
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Henry A. Johnson
New York
Stamford
Connecticut
Johnson
Congress
Supreme Cot
Prade
Tts
New York State
U. S
Mmncent
New
Henry Alan Johnston
Phillips
Johnston
Union
Supreme Court of the United States
Remus Jury and the Hyped Wardrobe of Justice
A cryptic Remus trial recap questions the jury verdict and their posttrial plan to guard his welfare. The piece notes reporters predicted acquittal, cites possible bias, and comments on thrift talk by Owen Young about prudence versus extravagance.
Against Theft in Christmas Wreath Making
A local voice condemns the practice of harvesting laurel holly and evergreens from woods for wreaths. It argues plants should be grown for use, warns theft is destructive and criminal, and urges farmers to guard properties before Christmas as thefts drive up prices and spite honest traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Jersey Veruvict and the Mixed Jury Verdict
A Worcester Telegram analysis notes a mixed jury found Mrs Lilliendahl and Willis Beach killed Mrs Lilliendahl’s husband but did not convict them of murder. They ruled the death was manslaughter born of momentary passion, prompting questions about gender influence and the jury’s logic.
Christmas Time by Walt Season
A reflective holiday verse laments taxes and worries during Christmas. It contrasts cheerful celebrations with financial strain and seasonal hardship, urging readers to hide fears and endure with grim humor until after the festive day. The narrator imagines adults as weary figures on the mourner's bench observing Christmas from a somber perspective.
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Walt
Trea
Cain
Epel
Christmas Mindset Over Dates Shapes Hopeful Living
The text presents a sermon-like reflection on Christmas as a mindset rather than a calendar date. It urges starting a battle against bitterness within one’s soul and emphasizes living in God's way with active hope for the world. It notes civilization’s task and offers examples of personal resolve and moral direction.
Manhattan Days and Nights in New York City
A columnist jabs at El Grant Watson's books and lectures, mocks New York literary culture, and clips at visiting speakers and local personalities. He recalls anecdotes about lectures, book collecting, and cultural life in Manhattan, noting public figures and clubs.
Snowfalls Bring White Christmas Hopes to Newtown
A light inch of snow fell after 3 PM in Newtown delighting residents who hoped for a white Christmas. Children cheered Santa implications while events at Trinity Church noted the funeral of Charles H. Van Keuren. Elsewhere, Freemason officers were elected and data from the Coast and Geodetic Survey cited Earth’s crust depth.
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Newtown
Der
Nury
Santa Claus
Santa
Richmond H. Gesner
Trinity Church
Meneral
Charles H. van Keuren
Boulevvard
Milford
L. GC. Byprris
Milford Cemetery
Mlerence Burton
Rey
Political Pointers from Washington and Connecticut News
Reports hint Republicans may gain Senate control via Senator Jones's death in New Mexico, with Hull expected as replacement. Stamford and Hartford items cover bond dispositions for Irish Republic support, pension reckonings for supernumerary police, and a heated sewage plant contract dispute with Pauly and McCuntock over material on the ground.
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Senate
Jones
New Mexico
Hull
Bridge Port
Washington
Alfred N. Phillips, Jr
Stamford
Pauly and McCuntock
New York
John ©. Williams
Phillips
Poccia Brothers and
Carabee
Park Corp, Missioners
Anisesty
Messrs Pooria Brothers
Cerabee
Christmas and the moral power of benevolence
A 1927 reflection on Christmas as a yearly reminder of kindness and love. The piece credits Jesus with shaping Christmas, argues charity and goodwill prevent crime, and urges repeating acts of mercy to make others happy. It cites Robert Louis Stevenson on humane conduct and concludes with the truism that truce religion is to seek happiness for those around us.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
German court overturns ruling on doctor who spanked boy
Berlin AP reports the Reichsgericht at Leipzig reversed lower court acquittals of a doctor charged with brutal misconduct in a tonsil operation. The court held the mother’s delegation of authority did not justify punitive force, elevating scrutiny of the doctor’s actions amid claims of distress and coercion.
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Berlin
Reichsgercht
Leipeig
Lag-Court
District Court
Goettingen
Supreme Court
World outlook and evil origin debated in letters column
A New York City correspondent discusses global political shifts from postwar winds to labor party tensions in Britain and Hungary, while addressing theology questions on the origin and purpose of evil. The exchange considers God’s power, human responsibility, and the afterlife, concluding evil serves a higher good and patience is required.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Great Britain
Labor Party
Italy
Russia
Caetail
Hungary
Count Bethlen
Treland
de Valera
France
Poincure
Holland
Belgium
Australia
Balkan
China
Mexico
Nicaragua
Brazil
N.Y
God
Lfe
New York City
Wbte
Jesus
Hfe
Railroad Tracks Cross Howard Avenue Near New Haven Line
The Public Utilities Commission granted Columbia Phonograph Company permission to lay a commercial side track crossing private property and Howard Avenue about 70 feet south of Railroad Avenue. The line will reach Building 14 and may aid a quicker sale of the property. The company operates plants on the East and West Sides for records and parts manufacturing.
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Howard Avenue
New York, New Haven and
Hartford
Railroad Avenue
Public Utilities Commission
Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc
State Commission
Columbia Phonograph Company
Columbia Phoograph Company
Case Continues for Driver in Accident
Case against Samuel Mucci, 18, of 61 Goodwin Street, for striking Mrs Mary Mortimer, 70, on Steuben Street, was continued in City Court until December 30. Mortimer remains hospitalized at Bridgeport. Mucci is held on a $1,000 bond for reckless driving. Other local actions included William Clayborn fined 25 and costs for breach of peace. Mary Purnuye fined 100 and costs with thirty days suspended sentence. Joseph Cileno granted a continuance on mayor law assault and resisting an officer. Edward Gerry, 45, jailed for ten days for drunkenness.
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Mary Mortimer
Pembroke Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Samuel Mucci
Goodwin Street
Steuben Street
Willam Clayborn
Water Street
Mary Purnuye
Joseph Cileno
Edward Gerry
Heart disease kills two Bridgeport residents in separate sudden deaths
Mrs. Margaret Hart, 56, died at home on Antir Street around 10:00 a.m. from a heart attack linked to bronchial asthma, with Dr. David Benspun's ambulance crew responding. Francesco Meamehe, 75, of Jones Avenue, died moments later after walking upstairs from the cellar and collapsing. Medical Examiner H. R. DeLuca planned investigations and ruled heart disease as the cause in both deaths.
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Bridgeport
Margaret Hart
Auantir Street
Clare
David Benspun
Francesco Meamehe
I 155
Jones Avenue
Nishowe
Noor
H.R. DeLuca
Medal urged for deep sea diver rescue
Commander Henry Hartley of the Minesweeper Falcon has urged Washington to award a medal to diver Thomas Eadie for rescuing diver Charlee Michaels from the sunken submarine 8-4. Michaels was entangled in wreckage while attaching an airline and Eadie spent two and a half hours freeing him and bringing him to the surface.
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Provincetown
Mass
Associated Press
Henry Hartley
Falcon
Washington
Thomas Bedie
Charlee Michaels
Michaels
Eadie
Cloudy, cold weekend forecast for New England and New York
Weather bulletin shows cloud cover and continued cold across Southern New England Eastern New York and Northern New England with a disturbance off Maine coast and high pressure over the upper Great Lakes. Saturday should be mostly cloudy with light winds and minimal temperature change while Sunday grows more cloudy with possible flurries in extreme north and mixed coastal wind directions.
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New England
New York
Maine
Lake
West Virginia
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
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Leonard O. Ryan
P. B. Battey
New York State Hospital
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University of Nebraska
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